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For these, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre, made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor and promoted as a war hero in a political career that lofted him to prominence as a cabinet minister in several governments.

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Origin and Etymology of chevalier

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin caballarius horseman — more at 2cavalier